Dean's Message
Dr. Russell Frazier-
Dean, School of Religion and Christian Ministry (SRCM)
Welcome to the School of Religion and Christian Ministry!
Our School’s mission is to equip women and men to answer our Lord Jesus’s call and make Christlike disciples in the nations. Besides fostering academic excellence through ongoing research and participation in learned societies, our faculty have many years of practical experience as pastors, missionaries, and teachers. Our passion is to shape emerging leaders for the global church.
Theologically, we are grounded in the Wesleyan tradition. We believe that God has provided reconciliation through the cross of Christ. Further, we affirm that God purifies believers from all sin, filling us with love, and empowering us for service through the Holy Spirit. Our hope is for the divine transformation of both individuals and society.
To impact our world, we offer a variety of online programs, including the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries, Bachelor of Theology, Master of Arts in Religion, Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Transformation, Doctor of Ministry, and PhD in Religion. The online learning platform, E-Naz, facilitates rich exchanges in a virtual classroom, allowing students to study while remaining plugged into their ministry assignments in locations across Africa and beyond.
If you have questions about our programs, please contact me or one of the program coordinators.
Grace and peace,
CONTACT US
P.O Box 53067 – 00200
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: [email protected]
Why SRCM
- Our students meet people from across the continent on our campuses. They get to know your continent through hearing real-life stories from other countries.
- Our students meet church leaders from all over Africa in class or via the internet. They get to know what God is doing in various countries.
- Our students work with area churches and campus volunteer ministry and community development groups.
- Our students have opportunities to be part of international projects in the neighboring countries.
- Our students get to interact with our excellent faculty from a number of countries Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and USA.
Accreditation, Networks, and Affiliations of the School and Department
- The SRCM programs are accredited by the Commission for University Education in Kenya.
- Two programs offered by the SRCM, the Bachelor of Theology and the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries, are accredited by the International Board of Education of the Church of the Nazarene to satisfy the educational requirement for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene.
- ANU is part of a network of 52 universities and colleges of the Church of the Nazarene.
Centres and Journals
Transform: A Biblical, Practical and Theological in the Wesleyan Tradition
The SRCM collaborates with several educational institutions in the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition to produce an academic peer-reviewed journal. Transform: A Biblical, Practical, and Theological Journal in the Wesleyan Tradition is produced once each year. Students are encouraged to write and submit journal articles and critical book reviews in the journal. For more information, you can visit the website: https://transform.www.anu.ac.ke/.
Departments
Christian Ministry
The department of Christian ministry exists to equip Christian workers with skills in various areas such as Chaplaincy, Counselling, Management, Urban and Youth Ministry, Community Development. The Doctor of Ministry on the other hand helps practitioners in various ministries to reflect on their practice at a doctoral level.
Religion
Accreditations Networks and Affiliations of the school / department: Nazarene Theological College of Central Africa (Malawi), Nazarene Bible College of East of Africa (Kenya), Nazarene Institute of Theology (West Africa & Equatorial Africa), Manna Bible College (Kenya), Creative Leadership Institute (Southern Sudan and Ethiopia)
Partnerships and Collaborations
Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Transformation
ANU and Resonate Global work together to provide a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Transformation. The curriculum committee and the senate have approved the program. The University is currently seeking accreditation from the Commission of Unversity Education in Kenya. Resonate Global and the SRCM will partner to provide training in delivering this program. Resonate Global will mobilise students for the program and provide partial scholarships for students who take it. For more information, please contact Dr Gift Mtukwa at [email protected].
Transform: A Biblical, Practical and Theological in the Wesleyan Tradition
The SRCM collaborates with several educational institutions in the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition to produce an academic peer-reviewed journal. Transform: A Biblical, Practical, and Theological Journal in the Wesleyan Tradition is produced once each year. Students are encouraged to write and submit journal articles and critical book reviews in the journal. For more information, you can visit the website: https://transform.www.anu.ac.ke/.
International Board of Education
The SRCM collaborates with the International Board of Education of the Church of the Nazarene. Two programs offered by the SRCM, the Bachelor of Theology and the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries, are accredited by the International Board of Education of the Church of the Nazarene to satisfy the educational requirement for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene.
The collaboration enables the SRCM to network with 52 universities and colleges of the Church of the Nazarene. The faculty members participate in global theology conferences sponsored by the IBOE.
Professional Mediation and Reconciliation
Professional Mediation and Reconciliation is a transformative force within the global and local judicial system. Through facilitative mediation training, participants can efficiently provide conflict resolution mechanisms. Africa Nazarene University’s comprehensive professional mediation and reconciliation training program equips mediators with essential skills to help disputants to reconcile after the case is concluded. This is possible since the program also offers reconciliation principles and mediation skills.
Successful trainees are certified and eligible to apply for recognition by the Mediation Accreditation Committee. Upon completing the 50-hour program, the trainee can work with court-annexed mediation or offer private mediation. The training has a hybrid nature of virtual and physical which makes the program effective and adaptable to one’s schedule. This training program is a cornerstone in developing conflict resolution mechanisms in Kenya and beyond. The course ensures accessibility, while its openness to diverse educational backgrounds emphasizes inclusivity and innovation. The program is done both physically and virtually within the time allocated.
In this facilitative mediation, successful participants can mediate in the following areas: commercial, human rights, environmental, intellectual property, contracts, tenants’ conflict, family mediation, succession, inheritance, divorce, election and political, and insurance claims, among others.
For more information, contact Dr Kamau [email protected] or Dr Amolo [email protected].
Our Faculty
Stanley Makhosi Bhebhe Ph.D
Dr Daryll Gordon Stanton
Dr Daniel Mathano Mwailu
Prof. Rodney L. Reed
Rev Joseph Masika Kisoi
Rev Dr Fredrick Amolo Otieno
Dr Patrick Kamau
Dr Russell Frazier
